HR 1455
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act
Introduced: March 8, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act
This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a plantain and banana plant health initiative.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for
- studying potential resistance and tolerance to nonnative diseases and insect pests;
- increasing research for treatment of pests that affect plantains and bananas;
- conducting field studies to evaluate plantain and banana cultivars with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests, and adaptability to tropical soils;
- educating growers on best practices to promote safe production of plantains and bananas; and
- establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pests.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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